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129 IPS officers to retire this year
Altogether 129 IPS officers are superannuating in the country this year.

Sampath to be Secretary Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals !
V S Sampath is likely to be appointed Secretary Chemicals and Petro-Chemicals in the Government of India. He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

Dinesh Rai to move from DDA
Vice-Chairman of the DDA is likely to move as Secretary Small Scale Industries. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Pulok Chaterji is now Secretary in PMO
Pulok Chatterji has been appointed Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Sarma gets additional charge of Chemicals
The competent authority has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers to Dr J.S.Sarma, IAS (AP:71), Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, with immediate effect, for a period of three months or till regular appointment is made to the post, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest.

Nirmal Singh to be Member CAT
Secretary Overseas Affairs, Nirmal Singh, is being tipped to be Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). He is 1970 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

Mrs.Abha Shukla is Director Civil Aviation
Mrs Abha Shukla is Director Civil Aviation. Mrs Shukla who was earlier Collector Yewatmal is an IAS officer of the 1993 batch & belongs to the Maharashtra cadre.

Is an ex-army chief behind the differences?
Is an ex-army chief behind the differences that have cropped up between the Army Chief Deepak Kapur and Lt. General HS Panag? Army circles are agog with rumours of sorts.

Mathur takes over as Chief of C-T Tribunal in MP

Outgoing Secretary Telecom D S Mathur has taken over as new Chairman of Commercial Tax Tribunal in Madhya Pradesh. He is retired 1971 batch IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
( We said this on January 1 )

Ajay Kumar posted in ICFRE
Ajay Kumar has been posted as Director Forestry Education at Dehradun located Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE).Earlier he was Professor at the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy(IGNFA),Dehradun. He is an Indian Forest Service(IFS) officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre & belongs to the 1985 batch.

Sudhir Saxena is DIG Anti-Corruption ,Delhi
CBI is reported to have posted Sudhir Saxena as DIG Anti-Corruption Delhi. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.

Asit Kumar Tripathy is Chairman of APEDA
Finally Asit Kumar Tripathy has been cleared for the appointment as Chairman of the APEDA. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.

( We said this on December 4 )

India TV to expand
India TV is going to launch Entertainment Channel and Gujarati Channel this year.

Will Jairaj join GoI ?
It is widely believed in Karnataka bureaucratic circles that 1976 batch IAS officer K Jairaj will move to the Government of India.

1987 batch IPS frozen
1987 batch IPS has been frozen for central deputation during 2008.

Bhatia gets extension till June 30
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India, World Trade Organisation, Department of Commerce, U S Bhatia, has been granted extension in deputation tenure till June 30. He is 1974 batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre

ITS officer resigns !
One more ITS(Indian Telecom Service) Officer Arvind Kumar is reported to have resigned.2000 batch ITS officer Arvind Kumar is expected to join the Aircel Bihar as the Technical Head at around 17Lac+ package. Earlier Arvind Kumar was on Two year foreign deputation to the Mauritius Telecom.

Top level IPS changes in MP

In a top level IPS reshuffle the Madhya Pradesh Government shifted five officers on January 10, 2008.Those who were transferred are: V.M.Kanwar ADG Administration to ADG Railways with additional charge of Narcotics,Vijay Wate ADG State Crime Record Bureau(SCRB) to ADG Administration,Rajendra Kumar IG Indore to PHQ Bhopal,Dr.Shailendra Shrivastava IG PHQ Bhopal to IG Bhopal & Anil Kumar IG Bhopal to IG Indore.

Who will be new Hyderabad Police Commissioner ?
Who will be new Police Commissioner Hyderabad ?.Names of A K Khan and M Ratan have started doing the round in the state capital.

Former MP DGP to get BSP ticket ?
Former DGP of Madhya Pradesh A N Pathak is likely to contest election from Gwalior on BSP ticket. He is retired 1964 batch IPS officer.

Dash takes over
Dr. Satyanarayana Dash has taken over as the Secretary of the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare. This is the first time the department created in the Defence Ministry for the rehabilitation of a large ex-servicemen workforce is being headed by separate Secretary-level officer. The move will give a boost to ex-Servicemen's Welfare, thus fulfilling an agenda in the United Progressive Front (UPA) government's National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP). He is 1973 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

IAS and IPS reshuffle in Gujarat next week
IAS and IPS reshuffle is expected to take place in Gujarat next week.

DIG Jails dismissed in UP
DIG Jails Sheshmani Tripathi has been dismissed from service in Uttar Pradesh.

IPS changes in West Bengal
Darjeeling police chief Rajesh Subarno has been appointed new Deputy Commissioner, south Kolkata. Malda superintendent Rahul Srivastava will replace Subarno.

FORUM

A crow aspiring to be a Peacock….

From the discussions in the forum time & again, it is pretty obvious that almost all sectors have a grouse against the powers that be, manned by persons from the "elite services". It is not that all want to be in their shoes but I can say everyone expects for a selfless and dignified governance by them which sadly is lacking. If Srini terms them as peacocks then he should also realize that they should not imitate the crows.

Robina Laloo

We have forgotten the objective of civil services

The bitterness that marks IAS vs Other services debate is a sad reflection of the fact that we have forgotten the end objective of civil services which is to provide good governance. Without going through the merits and de-merits of civil service exam system I wd only say that performance in one exam should not be the only criteria to bar promotional avenues for rest of the services. I think overall performance of an officer should determine his carrier progression than merely a service tag.

G Bansal

It doesn't matter now

i think this debate of IAS vs the rest is all passé. It is history. Those who can quit government are quitting the IAS, IFS, IPS, IRS, IRTS and any other service. Pretty soon, the services will follow the armed forces, where nobody is willing to join. It does not really matter what the IAS does with whatever or whoever is left.

Vijay

I agree with Vinod Pande

Palani has got just narrow view of the things just as most IAS have. Palani doesn't knows that many officer of higher ranks join services other than IAS by choice as they don't want to join a service which has nothing concrete to do. Many lady officer with high ranks prefer IAAS or Revenue. I totally agree with Vonod Pande's view expressed here.

Rakesh Singh

Atmapravachana -- for all Group "A" cadres
Do we all Group "A" services have courage and positive unified approach in demanding the parity in pay, promotions and service conditions before the government 's executive, legislative and judicial authorities.
1.We lack confidence
2.We lack unity
3.We lack co-ordination
4.We lack vision
5.We lack passion
Our big brother has all this inculcated in their mental frame. Need of the hour is not to have heartburns but to have unity. Are not we 10000 officers sleeping in self made tents .
Awake Dear Freinds Awake.................because it is social crime to suffer injustice and inequality.....

Gopi Krishna

Aaj Ki Aawaz

SP is back to what it does best!!!
Putting law and order to the test!!!

Once SP was out people felt UP mein jurum hogaa kumm or less!!!
But even out of power SP is trying to put UP in a law and order mess!!!

The red capped qawals are on UP streets doing what they always do!!!!
What a unique way to boo???

Destroy Government property, cause Public pain and two people have been shot!!!!
What a brainless troublesome lot????

SP actually means Scoundrels Party and has the who's who of scoundrels in SP!!!
See the footage and see for yourself how Shivpal tries to manhandle the SP!!!

One of the SP's guard's reacted to his Boss being manhandled!!!
And in the only way he knew the situation he handled!!!

How come Amar is quite or is he too busy pursuing his new career with Jaya Pradha????
Many people are flummoxed with Amar's new adha!!!!

Nitish has got chapter on Laloo expunged from school textbooks!!!
Laloo's life history being taught to kids is like teaching them how to become crooks!!!

Do parents want their kids to grow up emulating Laloo????
No parent in his or her right mind would want their kid to be chaloo!!!

Anyway now it seems that Laloo's shadow over Bihar is a thing of the past!!!
Out of Bihar for a long term he's been cast!!!

Economists have advised PC not to tinker with income tax!!!
Yes excise duties should be made more lax (soft)!!!

And if income tax is reduced Commies will make a hue and cry!!!
They consider tax payers as affluent and so blocking this they'll try!!!

In fact Karat will soon unveil his Budget demand list!!!!
Tax anything capitalist and invest just in welfare and subsidies is list ka gist!!

An Amnesty scheme would indeed be prudent...mop up and broaden tax payers base!!!
No harm in Tax Authorities giving people some grace!!!!

Why doesn't PC identify the poorest of poorest villages and propose an adoption plan??
Corporates should be asked to adopt a village each and do for the villages the best they can!!!

And give them some credits of some kind!!!!
Payback in kind from Sarkaar for being kind!!!

Corporates will do a better job than fund guzzling NGOs or Sarkaar!!!!
Schemes ko nahi padhe gi 'out of every Rupee only 8 paisa reaches the affected' maar!!!

Corporates may award work to NGOs,
But then Corporates will keep a tab where every paisa goes!!!

Tata's unveiled its Rs. 1 lakh car and named it Nano,
And it's going to take the market by storm maano ya na maano!!!

Nano after Nano Technology...... in Gujarati (Parsis speak Gujarati) nano means little or small!!!!
So you can take your pick why car ko Nano kiya hai call!!!!

Maruti 800 sales will get hit!!!!
Lower end market's wick Tata has lit!!!

Entry level segment competition is going to hot up!!!
And sales in this segment are going to shoot up!!!

Americans are not prepared for a coloured President!!!
And they are not prepared for a Female to be White House's primary resident!!!!

America is in recession and this is very clear!!!!
Very soon may come to pass every investor's worst fear!!!

For Oil Majors, Drug and Insurance Companies Bush has been the ideal President!!!!!
But American economy he sure did dent!!!

The trillions of Dollars he's spent in Iraq are now taking a toll!!!!
Uncle Sam is as of now on dole!!!!

Recession in US could wipe out 2 % of our GDP directly!!!
And affect 3% of our GDP indirectly!!!!

On the horizon a black weekday can be seen!!!!
Markets all over the World could turn for investors very mean!!!

A Democrat in the White House will bring in a turnaround!!!
And will turn America around!!!

Oil too will stabilize mid next year and will come down once Bush exits White House!!!
His exit karre gi Oil price fire ko douse!!!

Confucius says…. Bush will go down in history as the worst President US had!!!!!
His tenure can be described in one word….. bad!!!!!

Bharat Kumar
Aaj_ki_aawaz@yahoo.com

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CORPORATE

Lobbying for PFC top post ?

Interviews for the post of Chairman, Power Finance Corporation will be held on 15th of this month. Among the strong contenders is SK Garg, CMD,NHPC. However, lobbyists are at work for their respective candidates.

Panda is CMD of NIN

B K Panda is all set to take over as CMD of the Nilachal Ispat Nigam .

SBI may open new branch in US
A high level team of the State Bank of India led by its Chairman cum Managing Director(CMD) is holding talks with banking regulators in the US to open up one more branch in America.

Four Directors in REC

Three new Directors have been nominated on the board of the Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (REC). They are :- Videocon Group Chief Venugopal N. Dhoot, the retired CMD of FACT P.R. Balasubramanian and M. Govind Rao, Director of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.

Citibank India to establish Japan desk

Citibank India has declared to establish a new Japan Desk in New Delhi, India in January 2008. Leveraging its local expertise, wide product-service set, market reach and business infrastructure, Citibank India will be able to offer Japanese corporate clients in India banking and associated services in India including cash management, trade financing, foreign exchange, lending, etc. Ms. Geetanjali Kirloskar, Chairperson India Japan Initiative (IJI) ,Sanjay Nayar CEO Citi India & Sandeep Ghosh Managing Director and Head-Global Commercial Bank Citi India,were mainly present on the occasion.

'VITS' hotel launched in Belgaum

A 60-room VITS property, part of a new chain of luxury business hotels from Kamat Hotels India Limited (KHIL), had opened in Belgaum on January 10,2008. Located at Club Road, the new hotel offers contemporary luxury business accommodation for discerning business class travellers from across India.Speaking on the occasion Vithal Venkatesh Kamat, Executive Chairman & Managing Director KHIL, said, "the new VITS hotel is in sync with the development envisaged for Belgaum, which is now being referred to as the second capital of Karnataka. With a Vidhan Sabha planned in the city and companies from emerging sectors such as medical tourism, EXIM houses and other public infrastructure projects setting up base here, Belgaum is a growing business destination. There is a need for top quality hospitality services in the city and VITS bridges the gap by providing best in class facilities and services."The VITS marketing plan revolves around acquisition, retaining and regaining customers. Exclusively designed customer loyalty programmes for travel agencies, guests and for corporate houses will be announced soon.